Mattress-handle.



IVI. L. PETTES.

MATTRESS HANDLE.

APPLICATION HLED 1AN.22, 1914.

1,170,844. Patented Feb. 8, 19H3.

1 Y UNITED STATES 'l o all whom, it may Concern:

Be it known that I, MARY L. Farms, a j itizen of the United {ota,in the countyy of Nelson, State of North akota, have invented certain new and use- -I ul Improvements in Mattress-Handles; and 'I do hereby declare the following to be a l l' full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as ywill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and the same. This invention relates to improvements in mattresses, and particularly to a handle l therefor. One object of the invention is to provide y handles for the sides and ends o f a mattress so that the mattress may be conveniently lifted and carried in either position. Another object is to provide handles for a mattress which are readily adjustable to a mattresses of different widths.

A 'further object is to provide handles which may be readily attached to or detached from the binding edges of the mattress.

Other objects and advantages will be apl parent from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one corner of a mattress illustrating the usel of my handles. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of one of the handles detached. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a I view similar to Fig. 3 showing the handle attached to a thinner mattress. f Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, represents the body of the -ing strips which project from the sid'es and ends of the mattress. My handles are par- Speciicaton of Letters latent.r

States, residing at Lav a flat or foldedv mattress, 11 the vertical webbing between the top and bottom thereof, and 12 the bind- Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressingthe Washington, D. C.

PATENT OFFICE. I

MARY L. PETTES, OF LAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA.

' MATTRESS-HANDLE.

Patented Feb. s, 191e.

Application filedv January 22, 1914. Serial No. 813,732.

tieularly adapted for attachment to these binding strips. f

Referring to my handle in detail, and as particularly illustrated lin the drawing, the same comprises the two rectangular wire frames 13, the outer longer sides of which are provided with suitable fasteners 14 for attachment respectively to the upper and lower binding strips 12. The other long sides of these frames 13 are twisted together A throughout their lengths as clearly indicated at 15.

This twisted portion of the device forms a Vhand grip, and also acts asl a hinge. As a hinge the frames 13 may be v swung toward or away from each other so that they can be readily attached to the binding strips of mattresses of different thicknesses. WhileV I have shown the fasteners 14 in the semblance of ordinary safety pins,

I wish it understood that I may use any other ,fasteners to attach the handle to the mattress without deviating from the spirit or scope of the claim.

What is claimed is: i A detachable handle for a mattress comprising a pair of elongated closed frames, one of the longer sides of one of the frames .being intertwisted with one of the longer sides of the other frame, and fastening devices movablycarried by the other longer sides of the frames for detachably movable attachment to the binding edges of a mattress, said twisting portion serving the double function of a hand for the frames whereby the device can be attached to mattresses of different thick-5 nesses.

grip and as a hingev In testimony whereof, I aiX my signa- V ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

MARY L. PETTES.

Witnesses:

(3rEo...A.V KELLQGG, vf CHAs. R. PET'rns.

Commissioner of Patents. 

